Michigan Golf Journal February 2018

ŽǀĞƌ ƐƚŽƌLJ because the only earth moving needed would have been to ƐŚĂƉĞ ƚĞĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĞŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞdžĞƐ͘ ůƐŽ ůŝŬĞ ͞ƚLJƉŝĐĂů͟ ZŽƐƐ͕ ƉĂƌ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƵŶĞǀĞŶ ůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJƐ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚƵůĂƟŶŐ ŐƌĞĞŶƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƐĞǀĞƌŝƚLJ ʹ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉŝŶĞƐ͕ ƐǁĂůĞƐ͕ ĚŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂƚĞĂƵƐ ŽŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŐƌĞĞŶƐ ʹ ƚŚĂƚ /ŶĚŝĂŶĂ ŶĂƟǀĞ Fuzzy Zoeller was said to be a regular ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ LJŽƵŶŐĞƌ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ĚĂLJƐ ƚŽ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ƉƵƫŶŐ ŝŶ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƵŐƵƐƚĂ EĂƟŽŶĂů͘ Distance control is also ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĂƐ ƚŽ ŶŽƚ ůĞĂǀĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƐŚŽƚƐ ŽŶ ĚŽǁŶŚŝůů ƐůŽƉĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ many greens are well above the ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJ ʹ ŶŽƚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƐŚŽƚƐ͘ DĂŶLJ ŐƌĞĞŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞdžĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĞůĞǀĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ ŶĞĞĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĞdžƚƌĂ ĐůƵď͕ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ƚǁŽ͕ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƫŶŐ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͘ >W' >ĞŐĞŶĚƐ͗ French Lick Resort has also strongly embraced the women’s game. It built and maintains the Legends Golf Hall of Fame, in ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ alumni and founders of the LPGA Tour. Michigan’s Elaine Crosby was inducted in 2016. The resort also hosted the inaugural Senior LPGA ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ŝŶ :ƵůLJ ϮϬϭϳ ʹ Ă ϱϰͲŚŽůĞ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ΨϲϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ƉƵƌƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŝƌĞĚ ůŝǀĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ 'ŽůĨ ŚĂŶŶĞů ʹ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ŚŽƐƚ ŝƚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ KĐƚ͘ ϭϱͲϭϳ͘ /ŶŝƟĂů ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƐƉƵƌ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚͲ ĞǀĞƌ h^' tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ KƉĞŶ͕ coming this year. ŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϳ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ^LJŵĞƚƌĂ dŽƵƌ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ inaugural Donald Ross Centennial ůĂƐƐŝĐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬ ƉƌĞĐĞĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ >W' ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ʹ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞͲƚǁŽ ƉƵŶĐŚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ &ƌĞŶĐŚ >ŝĐŬ gives to women’s golf. ZĞƐŽƌƚ džƚƌĂƐ͗ Ɛ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ƐĞƫŶŐƐ ŐŽ͕ ƚŚĞ resort’s two main hotels are ĐůĂƐƐŝĐ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƌLJ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ʹ ĞĂĐŚ ŝŶ